Adjustable lifting truck



July 28, 1925. r

N. MADDOX I ADJUSTABLE LIFTING TRUCK Filed April 28 WITNESSE I LS azjzww Patented July 28, 1925.

'UNITFED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NOTLEY MADDOX, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

j ADJUSTABLE 'LIFTING TRUCK.

1 Application filed April 28, 1924. Serial No. 709,588. I

new and useful Adjustable Lifting Truck,

of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to improvements in adjustable lifting trucks where a combinationof parts co-functioning as fulcrums and levers perform the operation of lifting objects from a low level of rest to a convenient height for making them transportable. 'The-main object of this device is the use to which it will be applied asta. truck in transporting an adjustable sawingmachine from one place to another, which must of necessity for the various uses to which it is subject have an adjustment in height from different grade levels upon which it operates.

' For example in the cutting of timber land, the sawing machine, in order to be moved quickly from a tree after it begins to fall, must be mounted upon something transportable to insure a proper means of "GSCQPB fI'OmlHJHI'yiII case the tree should bounce or kick back or loose branches break off from entanglement with other trees in close proximity, the common practice being 'now to attach the sawing machine to the tree as well as staking it to the ground,

during the process of sawing. By the application of the sawing machine to an adjustable truck of this description these difficulties are readily overcome.

Many other uses may also be ascribed to the use of a truck of this character, which will be quite apparent during the course of the following description. g

In the accompanying drawing formin a; part of this application and in which l1ke numerals are employed to designat like parts throughout the same' 7 Fig. 1 is a plan view of the truck showing the adjustable sawing machine mounted thereon and which as stated before is the primary use for which the truck is intended.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the truck,

. Fig. 1. i

showing the adjustable sawing machine removed. I

Fig. 3 is-a side elevation of the truck in its collapsable position. I

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line 4 4 of a sectiontaken on'line 5-5 of Fig. 1.- c

In the drawing, the side anglelirons 6 extending along each side constitute" the main side members of the truck body and areheld in place at the rear by angle iron 7 which isbent so as to run across the back and part way along the sides where it is riveted to side angle iron 6. The side angle irons 6 are fastened in front to the platform side plates 9 which are held rigidly in place by the platform 10 and pivotedyat the bolts- 23. The platform side plates are made in theform of'an inverted U, Fig. 4, so as to straddle the angle irons 6 when the truck is in-its elevated position as shown in Fig. 2., The stirrups 11 which are fastened by the bolts 24 swing over the front ends of angle irons 6 and look .the truck frame in its elevated position. Between the platform plates is a wood filler 17. .The front axle 4, is supported by a bent axle plate 5v and is pivoted in the center 'ofythe' platform 10 by means of a bolt 14.

Upon the front axle are mounted the front wheels 3. The handle 16 is hinged at the centervof the front axle 4 so that it will the-truck and fastened to the side angle irons 6. c,

" The rear end of the truck is surmounted upona rear axle 2 on which rear wheels 1 are mounted.

The .front side irons 21 are fastened to the platform side plates 9 at the front end by the bolts 24 and to. the center side irons 20 at the otherend by the pins-25. The rear side irons .19 are fastened at their-front end to the center side irons 20 by the pins 26 gle irons 7 are mounted rollers whichwserrve as guldes and bear ng points.forthecenter and rear side irons 20 and 19.

' To the side angle irons 6gare"ri veted;"the.-

axle seat plates 18 which bend over the angle iron 7 and extend back forming a re: cess inwhich the rear axle fits, when the truck is in its elevated position, Fig. 2.

To elevate the truck fromthe down position, Fig. 3, to theelevated'position, Fig. 2, swing the handle 1611p and back until the hook 15 engages with a hook plate 1 3 and then swing it forward. The platform 10 with the'hook plate 13 ,"axle plate 5,'stirrups ll, bolt 14 and the bolts 2% which are fastened-to it directly and the front axle 4, whe els 3,' handle l6 and the'hook 15 which are fastened-to itindirectlyjall move on a pivotas absingle' unit around the bolt 23 forcing thefrontpart of the truck up, thru the pressure-of the front wheels 3 upon the ground; I

During the same operation of bringing the handle {16 forwardthe'front, center and rear side; irons 21; 20,"and 19 respectively being pinned togetlie'rby the pins 25 and 26 are all'pul-led forward by '-tlle bolts fl t'which hold the frontsideirons 21;to the platform side plates 9 and they in turn pull the rear axle 2 with them, it-being connected to the rear side" irons 19b}; the-hooked ends.

When the rear side irons 19 are pulled forward the rear rollers 22, which are fastened to the angle iron 7, force the-rear side irons 19 in a horizontal position lifting the rear of the truck to thesame height as the front end-, thereby bringing the rear axle 2 in the -recess between the-plates 18 and the angle iron 7 The stirrnps 11 are then swung down over the f-ront-endsof' the' angleironsfi to prevent the platform 10 from swinging back to -its position when "thetruek is do'vvn"Fig. 3.

To-lower the truck fro-mite elevated position, Fig; 2, to its down positiom'Figrfi, 'removethe stirrups 11' by'swingingthem upwards over the ends of the angle irons' ti and: push th'e handle. up against ithei front low-er edge 'of the -platform '10; The platform unit pivots on the bolts 23i-forcing the front, center andrear side irons'21, QQ-and 19, respectively, i backand with :them "the rear axle 2, thus. swinging the front-wheels 3 forward and up allowing. thesfrontiend of the truck ,to go down and pushing the :rear

T platform :plate,

.plate; nation with wheels back allowing the rear end of the truck to go down.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent are:

1. An adjustable lifting truck comprising afront platform mounted upon a front platforinplate, an end and a. pair of side angle irons, the side angle irons beingpivotally hinged. to the said platform plate connecting theforward endsofthetruck frame and the platform plate being lipped over the said side:angle -irons in the form of a U,-the said platform plate engaging a bent axle plate surmountedron safront axle, in combination with a front, center and rear side iron connecting the aforesa-idwplatform plate and: a rear axle which is pivotally hinged :to, and adapted in raising and. lowering, ;the.=truck frame through the medium: of; a :hook :en: gaging hook plate fasten'ed to the said front. platform 1 in cooperation. with the movement of the side irons which impinge on rollers, and a means :towlock thesaidlarrangementin its elevated positionarsubtstantially as set forth.

' 2.1An adjustable: lifting truck; comprising a front platform mounted upon a front platform plate-an .end and a pair of" horizontal side 1 angle irons, the. side, angle vironsebeing pivotall hinged to the said platform plate connecting the forward, ends of thes truck frame 1 :andthe platform :plate being dipped over in the form ofa uwand f adapted to re;- ceive inv its elevated position the-saidside angle irons, the-said platformvplateengaging a bent axle plate surmounted on a front Xle, in combination with a front,geenter and rear side; iron 'pivotally linkedand conneeting- :the aforesaid platform plate and; arear arle -which is: pivotally hinged: to, and adapted: in raising and lovvering,e;the:1truek frai is through the mediumvofarhook engaging a. hook .platefastened to the-said front platform in cooperation with the move- "me'nt of-the side'irons which impingeonrollers, and a rear axleadaptedv toi'engage 'an aXleiseat-in con unetionnwith a pairiof stir- -rups;which straddlethe front endof the side frame, angle irons to hold the aforesaid-- arrangement its elevated position, substantially as set forth;'. I

3; An 1 adjustable lifting truck,- comprisinga front platform mounted upon-a front an endvand a pair; of? horizontally adjustable sideiangle iroins,;the side angle irons bein'g suitablyb raoedvand, pivotand the platform plate: beinglipped; overithe said side angle iron in 13l1e-.fOIII1-.:0fa-, .U,-jthe saith-platform plate engaging a bent; azde surmounted ona front -aXle ;1n comb a front, center and, rear side iron connecting the aforesaid platform plate and a rear axle which is pivotally hinged to, and adapted in raising and lowering, the truck frame through the medium of a hook engaging a hook plate fastened to thesaid front platform in cooperation with the movement of the side irons which impinge on rollers pivoted to the side an le irons, the said arrangement being rigidly held in its elevated 10 position by an apertured axle seat engaging V a rear axle in conjunction with a pair of stirrups which straddle the front end of the side frame angle irons, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. 15

WM. L. MARTIN, E. WESSEL CLAUsLE. 

